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Moorhead, Minn.--

GAME TIME: 4:00pm
SERIES: St. Thomas leads the series 12-5-1
SERIES STARTED: 1987
LAST MEETING: St. Thomas won 1-0
LAST YEAR’S RECAP: Freshman Nick Radigan's 30-foot blast above a leaping Concordia goalkeeper with 1:11 remaining gave host St. Thomas a 1-0 victory over the Cobbers. The Tommies outshot Cobbers in shots on goal 10-5

Concordia had a corner kick with 90 seconds left but tried a short pass and dribble. The ball was kicked out, and Tommie Jeremy Pope took the loose ball near midfield and dashed all the way near the goal before dishing to Radigan on the wing. Radigan punched a perfect shot to the top left corner above the outstretched goalie for the winning goal.

Junior Nik Pickett had eight saves in goal for the Cobbers, while Tommie goalie Danile Hutton made five saves in the second half to pick up the win.

SERIES HISTORY: Three words stick out when discussing the Cobber/Tommie men’s soccer series, “one goal games.” Eight of the last nine games in the series have been decided by a single goal. The only game that was not decided by a lone score came in 1998 when Concordia bettered the Tommies 5-1...St. Thomas has won the last four games in the series. The last time Concordia beat the Tommies was back in 2000...four of the five wins for the Cobbers in the series have come at Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex. Concordia owns a 4-2-1 all-time mark against the Tommies at home. ..the most goals scored by a single team in the series is six. St. Thomas beat Concordia 6-2 in Moorhead in 1990.

GameDay Kickoff
(What you need to know about today’s Concordia-St. Thomas match-up)

- Concordia is playing their third straight home game to start the season. The Cobbers were supposed to have an away game on Sept. 4 but the game was canceled due to rain. The three straight home games to start a season are the most in program history.
- Sylvester Ndhlovu currently leads the Cobbers in scoring. Ndhlovu broke out of the scoring gate in Concordia’s last game against St. Scholastica. He scored twice to help the Cobbers claim the 3-0 victory. That was Ndhlovu’s first multiple-goal game of his career.
Six different Concordia players factored in the scoring sheet of the last game. Last year 13 players had at least one point for the Cobers.
- Sophomore goaltender Dustin Pattengale made his college debut in Saturday’s game. Pattengale came on in the second half and pitched a shutout in 45 minutes of action.
- Another Cobber player notched a collegiate first against St. Scholastica. Freshman forward Kwaku Opoku scored the first goal of his career. His “nugget” in the second half gave Concordia a comfortable 3-0 lead.
- After today’s game, the Cobbers will embark on their toughest two-game road trip of the season. Concordia will travel to Gustavus to take on the Gusties on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 1:00pm. They will then turn around and play at Macalester on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 4:00pm.
- St. Thomas played well in a 1-1 split in Spokane, Wash., last weekend. The Tommies surrendered an own goal and lost 3-2 to No. 21-ranked Whitworth, and then beat Pacific Lutheran 2-1.
- Tommie freshman forward Vanjelis Ngwa of Cameroon has scored in every game and has a goal and two assists overall. Freshman Andy Gikling of Cretin-Derham Hall has two goals.
- St. Thomas has a long hiatus before returning to MIAC play again. The Tommies do not play another conference game until Sept. 23 when they play at Bethel. In between, they will play three non-conference games, including Cobber season-opening foe the University of Mary.